2023 Men's Track and Field Roster

Marissa Lordahl / SPU Athletics
Loren Orr
Rio Giancarlo/SPU Athletics
Jacob Thompson / Central Washington
Marissa Lordahl / SPU Athletics
Marissa Lordahl / SPU Athletics

Isaiah Archer

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Silverdale, WA
  • Highschool Central Kitsap

Biography

SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC in indoor 400 and 4-by-400 relay in 2023. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2023.

Sophomore (2023): INDOOR – Broke the 8-year-old school record in the 400-meter dash with a 49.15 on Feb. 11 at the Husky Classic. The old record of 49.27 was set in 2015 by Mario Lopez. ... Broke it again 10 days later on Feb. 21 at the GNAC Championships, going 48.78 seconds to win his heat of the finals and place 2nd overall. ... That turned out to be the first of his two records on that day. in the meet-ending 4-by-400 relay, teamed with Julius Shepherd, Evan Carpenter, and Jeff Gordon for a time of 3:20.86, breaking the old mark of 3:21.25 that had stood since 2003. Archer ran the anchor leg, clocking 48.52.  OUTDOOR – Just like indoors, broke the school record in the 400-meter dash twice. The first time was April 8 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a 48.24, giving him first place. Beat that with a 48.07 in the GNAC Championships at Western Oregon on May 13, which was good for third place. ... Also at GNAC, ran the anchor leg on the second-place 4-by-100 relay, and anchored the sixth-place 4-by-400 relay. ... Won the 400 in five straight meets: the Point Loma Collegiate Invitational in San Diego on March 25, Pomona-Pitzer on April 8, the CWU Wildcat Open in Ellensburg on April 22, the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 29, and the Portland Twilight on May 6. ... Anchored the winning 4-by-400 relay at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational on March 4.

Freshman (2022):  INDOOR – Ran the second leg on the 5th-place 4-by-400 relay at GNAC, teaming with Jeff Gordon, Evan Carpenter, and Julius Shepherd for a time of 3:25.97. ... Also took 11th place in the 800 in 1:56.12, an indoor personal best. ... Made his college indoor debut with an 8th-place finish in the 800 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 11 inside The Podium, which was hosting its first-ever meet that day, stopping the watch in 1:57.12. ... Won the 600 meters at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 15 with a time of 1:21.72. That made him the first Falcon to win an event at Dempsey Indoor since February 2013.  OUTDOOR – Clocked a personal-best 48.88 seconds for 3rd place in the 400-meter dash at the GNAC Championships in Ellensburg. ... Anchored the 6th-place 4-by-400 relay, following Evan Carpenter, Julius Shepherd, and Drew Thompson for a time of 3:22.71. ... In his outdoor debut at the season-opening PLU Open on March 12, ran the second leg on the winning 4-by-400 relay team, joinng with David Njeri, Jeff Gordon, and Julius Shepherd for a time of 3:28.14. ... Set an 800-meter personal best of 1:54.42 at the West Coast Relays in Fresno, Calif., on April 1. ... Recorded his first individual outdoor victory by winning the 400 meters at the PLU Invitational on April 9 in 49.58. ... Won the 400 again at the Portland Twlight on May 7 in 49.17.

Central Kitsap High School:  As a senior in 2021, won the Olympic League championship in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 50.73 seconds. Then finished the meet by running the anchor leg on the winning 4-by-400 relay. ... Earlier that season, broke the two-minute mark in the 800 meters for the first time by clocking 1:58.48 in a dual meet against North Kitsap. ... Ran the 800 five times that spring, winning three.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400:
       48.78 (2/21/2023)
600:    1:21.72 (1/15/2022)
800:    1:56.12 (2/21/2022)

OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100:
       11.31 (3/18/2023)
200:       22.30 (4/22/2023)
400:       48.07 (5/13/2023)
800:    1:54.42 (4/1/2022)


CAREER RESULTS